Our reference: FOI 24/25-0022
GPO Box 700
Canberra ACT 2601
1800 800 110
6 August 2024
ndis.gov.au
Consumer
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Consumer
Freedom of Information request - Notification of Decision
Thank you for your correspondence of 7 July 2024, in which you requested access to
documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The purpose of this letter is to notify you of my decision on your application.
Scope of your request
You have requested access to the fol owing documents:
“Locating OT assessment resources for TAB/AAT cases:
•
Electroconvulsive therapy
•
Therapy & sensory items
•
Self reported functional capacity, perceived disability & actual functional
performance
•
Determining personal care hours for a range of tasks
•
Cost of meal preparation & delivery
•
Adaptive behaviour assessment system
•
Therapy best practice
•
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
•
Exposure therapy for PTSD
•
Sensory based therapy
•
Mainstream & community transport options
•
Psychometric scoring properties & criteria for ABAS 3rd edition
•
Evaluation of CANS & ABAS-3 & LSP-16 outcome measures”
Searches were conducted by the Technical Advisory Branch (TAB) and 12 documents were
located within the scope of your request.
I note there are discrepancies in the names of the documents requested compared to the
documents provided. TAB have confirmed that the documents provided are consistent with
your request.
I also note that TAB have confirmed that ‘
Psychometric scoring properties & criteria for
ABAS 3rd edition’ and
‘Evaluation of CANS & ABAS-3 & LSP-16 outcome measures’ are a
single document, which has been provided and reflected in the schedule of document at
Attachment A.
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link to page 2
Decision on access to documents
I have decided to grant part access to all 12 documents.
I made this decision as an authorised FOI decision maker under section 23(1) of the FOI Act.
Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant material deleted
I have identified that Documents 1-12 contain material that is irrelevant to your request. The
irrelevant material relates to names and/or contact details of NDIA staff which you have
agreed to out of scope from your request. This means that although I have decided to
provide full access to the information requested, the removal of the irrelevant information
makes the documents a partial release.
Accordingly, I have prepared an edited copy of the documents with the irrelevant material
removed.
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Release of documents
The documents for release, as referred to in the Schedule of Documents at
Attachment A,
are attached.
Rights of review
Your rights to seek a review of my decision, or lodge a complaint, are set out at
Attachment B.
Should you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me
by email
at xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Patrick
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Government, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management and FOI
General Counsel Division
1 Section 22 of the FOI Act.
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Attachment A
Schedule of Documents for FOI 24/25-0022
Document
Page
Description
Access Decision
Comments
number
number
1
1-10
Research Request – Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
AAT Access Matter
under section 22 of the FOI Act
(
Electroconvulsive therapy)
2
11-25
Research Request – Updated Literature Review:
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
Sensory products/weighted items for participants with
under section 22 of the FOI Act
Autism
(Therapy and sensory items)
3
26-36
Research Request – Impact of funding on self-
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
reported functional capacity and perceived difficulty vs
under section 22 of the FOI Act
actual functional performance
(Self reported functional capacity, perceived disability
& actual functional performance)
4
37-43
Research – Resources to assist with determining
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
personal care hours
under section 22 of the FOI Act
(Determining personal care hours for a range of tasks)
5
44-51
Research – Cost of Meal Preparation and Delivery
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
under section 22 of the FOI Act
6
52-56
Research – Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
(ABAS-3)
under section 22 of the FOI Act
7
57-79
Research – Therapy Best Practice
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
under section 22 of the FOI Act
8
80-90
Research – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
under section 22 of the FOI Act
9
91-97
Research – Exposure Therapy for PTSD
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
under section 22 of the FOI Act
10
98-111 Sensory-based therapy
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
under section 22 of the FOI Act
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Document
Page
Description
Access Decision
Comments
number
number
11
112-131 Community and mainstream transport options
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
under section 22 of the FOI Act
12
132-143 Evaluation of CAS, ABAS-3 and LSP-16 outcome
PARTIAL RELEASE
Irrelevant material removed
measures
under section 22 of the FOI Act
(Psychometric scoring properties & criteria for ABAS
3rd edition & Evaluation of CANS & ABAS-3 & LSP-16
outcome measures)
.
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Attachment B
Your review rights
Internal Review
The FOI Act gives you the right to apply for an internal review of this decision.
If you wish to seek an internal review of the decision, you must apply for the review, in
writing, within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
No particular form is required for an application for internal review, but to assist the review
process, you should clearly outline your grounds for review (that is, the reasons why you
disagree with the decision). Applications for internal review can be lodged by email to
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or sent by post to:
Freedom of Information Section
Complaints Management and FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
GPO Box 700
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Review by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The FOI Act also gives you the right to apply to the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) to seek a review of this decision.
If you wish to have the decision reviewed by the OAIC, you may apply for the review, in
writing, or by using the online merits review form available on the OAIC’s website at
www.oaic.gov.au, within 60 days of receipt of this letter.
Applications for review can be lodged with the OAIC in the following ways:
Online:
www.oaic.gov.au
Post:
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Phone:
1300 363 992 (local cal charge)
Complaints to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner or the
Commonwealth Ombudsman
You may complain to either the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the OAIC about actions
taken by the NDIA in relation to your request. The Ombudsman wil consult with the OAIC
before investigating a complaint about the handling of an FOI request.
Your complaint to the OAIC can be directed to the contact details identified above. Your
complaint to the Ombudsman can be directed to:
Phone: 1300 362 072 (local cal charge)
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Your complaint should be in writing and should set out the grounds on which it is considered
that the actions taken in relation to the request should be investigated.
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